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Q&A: Owen Purkis, director of print services, Citipost
Owen’s journey in the industry began at 17 when he started working at his father’s print business.

60 seconds with Sharman & Company
Sharman & Company started printing The March Advertiser and Fen District Gazette in March, Cambridgeshire more than 150 years ago.

Rising star: Geneve Gurr, fabrication finishing, Moss
Geneve carried off the Trainee of the Year Award at this year’s Printweek Awards. She’s 32 and has been working in the industry since 2021.

Keeping the wheels turning
It’s hard to know which is worse – a print company with not enough business, or a firm with enough work but plant that has broken down. Neither are ideal and both are worrying.

Succession and selling up
There are stories of print company owners moving on and selling up. And there are accounts of individuals dying leaving survivors to deal with the firm’s future. The reality is that no small privately...

Lifelong learning
Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company and pioneer of mass production, once said: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

Celloglas slimes up glow-in-the-dark Ghostbusters cover
At around 70,000 copies sold per issue, Empire magazine is proof that the sector is far from moribund. However, it did want its March 2024 issue to be a bit more dead – or rather, undead.

Flagship wide-format expo takes big strides forward in Amsterdam
Fespa’s Global Print Expo is a celebrated annual fixture in the wide-format print calendar that more often than not takes place in a German city every May.

Attendance at Drupa is no longer mandatory, but there are still plenty of reasons to go
For some printers, Drupa has an almost mythical status; attendance is business critical.

HP roadshow flags up Drupa launches around the UK
HP held the London leg yesterday (25 April) of its five-date pre-Drupa roadshow that has been taking place at art galleries across the UK.